Anna LembkeClinician
Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and author of Dopamine Nation
Cited in UK press coverage of health & social care
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Across 1 topic, first on 27 Aug 2026.
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“Digital media activates the same reward pathway as drugs and alcohol, releasing dopamine, our reward neurotransmitter, in a key area of the reward pathway in the brain. Moving images are like catnip for the mammalian brain, leading to video-chaining, akin to 'chain smoking'. Once we begin, it's hard to stop, even when we want to.”
Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and author of Dopamine Nation · Mental health · 27 Aug 2026 · The great British switch-off: how floating retreats, mobile-free pubs and sauna book groups are freeing people from their smartphones ↗
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